Some Like It Hot

95%

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73 Reviews

94%

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50,000+ Ratings

After witnessing a Mafia murder, slick saxophone player Joe (Tony Curtis) and his long-suffering buddy, Jerry (Jack Lemmon), improvise a quick plan to escape from Chicago with their lives. Disguising themselves as women, they join an all-female jazz band and hop a train bound for sunny Florida. While Joe pretends to be a millionaire to win the band's sexy singer, Sugar (Marilyn Monroe), Jerry finds himself pursued by a real millionaire (Joe E. Brown) as things heat up and the mobsters close in.

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Some Like It Hot: A spry, quick-witted farce that never drags.

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James Jackson

Times (UK)

Nobody’s perfect, as the film’s immortal closing line has it, but some comedies are.

Aug 4, 2022

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

Kino gives Billy Wilders racy comic masterpiece its best-ever home video presentation, highlighting the films visual beauty alongside the taut perfection of its screenplay.

Feb 11, 2022

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Jack Moffitt

The Hollywood Reporter

Some Like It Hot is another supersonic, breakneck, belly-laugh comedy that should be a block-busting bonanza at the box office.

Apr 2, 2020

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Peter Piatkowski

PopMatters

Jack Lemmon's judgment of Marilyn Monroe's comedic brilliance is validated on the silver screen.

Mar 2, 2024

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Jet Staff

Jet Magazine

Probably one of the year’s best prescriptions for banishing the blues is a rollicking new motion picture entitled Some Like It Hot.

Jan 16, 2024

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Moira Walsh

The Catholic World

Some Like It Hot is the wildest and wooliest comedy since Preston Sturges left Hollywood and the Marx Brothers disbanded as a team... Director (and co-author) Billy Wilder is one of the best in the business and knew exactly what he was doing.

Nov 28, 2023

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Google Fabulous Classic! Thank goodness for The Prytania Theater for showing these fabulous movies! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review Enaid Hilarious! Fun! Costuming was gorgeous, Marilyn was beautiful and the "girls" on the run in hiding were often believable and masters of their game. I would go to see it again. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/23 Full Review Horror fan 4 A brilliant movie filled with terrific performances. Marilyn Monroe at Her Best!! Tim Treakle Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Great movie that holds up even today. Definitely watch this. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Rare T Some Like It Hot is such an ingenious and inventive movie, when it comes to the comedy and the plot alike. It's ahead of its time, and somehow always finds a way to make one laugh, all the while keeping one’s eyes on the screen. The cast is very well-chosen as well: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, but also all the others. The pacing is just ideal. There are catchy and memorable numbers. Very rarely do movies know how to end on a high note; this is one of those instances. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/24 Full Review Indah H This is a classic comedy for a good reason. The situations get hyped up at just the right pace. Marilyn also shows some of her range as an actress here. I wish her character could have undergone more development, but perhaps that's asking for too much. Personally, I think the film is worth watching for the final dialogue on the boat! Well, nobody's perfect! Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Billy Wilder Director Tony Curtis Joe Jack Lemmon Jerry Marilyn Monroe Sugar Kane (Kowalczyk) George Raft Spats Colombo Pat O'Brien Mulligan

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Some Like It Hot: Official Clip - Just Call Me Junior